General Links

Anime News Network: Excellent starting point for anime, (Asian) animated films and manga. Everything from cinema/DVD release dates, to reviews and trailers, with local sites for Australia, the UK and the US available.

Asian Media Wiki: Resource on Asian films and dramas, including details on Weekly Box Office numbers and release dates (for country of origin).

Japan-UK Events Calendar (Film): From the Japanese embassy, details on screenings of Japanese films (including their ‘Film at the Japanese Embassy’ events) and Japanese film festivals. Event calendars for art, theatre, music, sport and more are also provided.

JFDB (Japan Film Database): managed in cooperation with the Japan Foundation and UNIJAPAN.

Koala’s Playground: I dig good writers, which is why I dig Koala muse, rant and spazz about dramas (Korean and Taiwanese/Chinese mainly).

Kobiz (Korean Film Biz Zone): Official website of KOFIC (Korean Film Council) – all about Korean films, film festivals, shooting a film in Korea, etc.

Korean Cultural Centre London: Screenings of Korean films (large screen) at the weekly “Korean Film Night” event. Most are free. Daily screenings of Korean films in their library as well. Although the library is reference-only, you can also borrow DVDs to watch onsite.

KOFA: Website of the Korean Film Archive, an archival institute for film in Seoul.